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Management of recurrent cervical cancer: the place of ultra-radical surgery
(University of Nairobi., 1993-06)
Although mortality from cervical cancer has decreased substantially the incidence of recurrent disease, at 35-50%, remains unaltered. Many more young patients are seen with recurrent cervical cancer today. This paper reviews ...
Nutrition and cancer: a review.
(1990)
The issue about the aetiology of malignancies on the whole remains mysterious. There have been strong suggestion that, amongst other things, certain forms of cancer may be diet related. This has led to drastic changes in ...
Family planning through private practitioners: characteristics of Kenyan contraceptive acceptors.
(1990)
Kenya has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. Innovative programs are therefore called for to help curb the fast population growth rate. The Kenya Medical Association started a new program of involving ...
Past reproductive and sexual characteristics of women with tubal infertility
(University of Nairobi, 1990-12)
Past reproductive and sexual characteristics of patients with tubal sterility (cases) and currently fertile women (control group) were studied. The ages at first coitus and the number of sexual partners were significantly ...
Preliminary experience with intraperitoneal catheters in the treatment of ovarian cancer
(University of Nairobi., 1991-03)
Twenty-nine patients with ovarian carcinoma were treated with intraperitoneal cisplatin. Insertion of an intraabdominal catheter was performed during second-look laparotomy. Only one serious complication occurred with ...
Induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi., 1993-06)
Unsafe abortions and their complications are a major cause of maternal mortality. Hospital based studies from most African countries confirm that up to 50% of maternal deaths are due to abortion. This paper reviews problem ...
A study of mid-arm and chest circumferences as predictors of low birthweight
(University of Nairobi., 1991-02)
Nine hundred ninety-nine newborns were examined in order to determine the relationship between birthweight and mid-arm and chest circumstances. An early neonatal mortality rate of 51/1000 was recorded, being much higher ...
Carcinoma of the cervix in the African setting.
(1990)
Carcinoma of the cervix is the commonest female malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa today. A brief description of its prevalence and distribution is given. Kenyan data is then used to illustrate the predominance of advanced ...
Double HPV infection in African cervical cancer detected by polymerase chain reaction
(University of Nairobi., 1991-02)
Biopsy samples from 13 Kenyan patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix were analysed for the presence of type specific HPV DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HPV 16 was confirmed in 11 (85%) and HPV 18 in ...
Abortion: knowledge and perceptions of adolescents in two districts in Kenya
(1999)
Pregnancy among adolescents is unplanned in many instances. Although some pregnant adolescents carry the pregnancy to term, abortion, in many instances unsafely induced, is a commonly sought solution in Kenya.
To determine ...